Show Police Chief Cites Methods At Rotary Club The Purposes of Modern Police In the US Today was the title of a talk by Police Chief Claudius A Banks Thurs Thurs- Thursday Thursday day of last week at the Rotary Hotary Club meeting held in the Hotel Vernal Chief Banks who has served in this post for the past ten years also cited the numbers of various categories of law lawbreaking breaking in Vernal City dur dur- during ing 1964 HE POINTED out how the field of police work has expand expand- expanded expanded ed to include public safety as aswell aswell well as having the sole responsibility responsibility for dealing with the criminal The preservation of public peace and the protection of public lie lic property also arc important police duties he stated Traffic presents the foremost problem f for r police with wills 90 of arrests caused by traffic viola viola- violations violations he said OFfiCERS ARE required to keep up with modern techniques of crime prevention and al- al although although though crime is increasing the Chief said he believed that police officers eventually will be able to keep It down special Chief Banks told of the cial problem In a small community community ity where the officers know most of the people Ile He said there are a multitude of laws some of f which the pub pub- public lie lic does not want enforced He emphasized that police depart depart- departments departments ments are the administrative and not the legislative branch of government The Chief said that Vernal City Police Department pro pro- provides provides vides a 24 hour service with just five men the only the round round clock service for any Uintah Basin Dasin city HE SAID that Vernal has the most modern crime detec- detec detection detection tion equipment for a city of this size lIe He expressed appreciation for forthe forthe the National Guard Rotary Club Bantam Basketball pro pro- program program gram as as an aid to youth The Chief told of the results of the war on stray dogs lie He dis dis- dis disclosed closed that at one time there were dogs in the city which roamed around in packs of 20 to 30 In 1964 stray dogs were picked up in the city lim- lim limits limits its and a total of were de- de destroyed de from the Vernal area he said In other business Ray flay E Nash presented a Way 4 Test plaque to James Pollard Junior Ro- Ro Rotarian Rotarian for January Fred of Holladay was wasa wasa a visiting Rotarian Jack Ashton was a guest |